Weaving Stories with UREC & Lori Kochanski
Calling ALL regional Albany NY Residents with a story to tell… Looking for the next 2024 “First Friday” thing-to-do? Learn how to weave YOUR story into a unique piece…
$15.00 – $25.00
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The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United States
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Archeology and the History of African American Farms in the Capital Region
William K. Sanford Town Library 629 Albany Shaker Road, Loudonville, NYMichael Lucas, Archeologist with the State Museum, will discuss the little known but surprising and fascinating story of owner-operated African American farms in the Capital region in the 1800s as…
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The Value and Meaning of Volunteering and Community Engagement a panel discussion
Virtual via ZoomExcelsior University, the Community Engagement Group, the Center for Social Justice, and the Excelsior University Rope Teams are thrilled to be hosting an amazing panel of internal and external community…
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The Underground Railroad Revisited
Bach Library 455 New Scotland AVenue, Albany, NYJoin Paul and Mary Liz Stewart at the Bach Library branch of the Albany Public Library as they share a new interpretation of an old story. Visit https://albany.librarycalendar.com/event/underground-railroad-revisited-10860 for more information.
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Interpretive Center & Albany Planning Board – rezoning public hearing – your support is requested
Albany Community Development Agency 200 Henry Johnson Blvd., Albany, NYIn order for UREC to build the Interpretive Center, rezoning of the properties owned by Underground Railroad Education Center must be rezoned from Residential Townhouse (R-T) to Mixed Use -…
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The Interpretive Center presented at West Hill Neighborhood Association meeting
Albany Community Development Agency 200 Henry Johnson Blvd., Albany, NYJoin with the West Hill Neighborhood Association to hear about the amazing Interpretive Center that is being built by Underground Railroad Education Center. Join the conversation to be held on…
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Drawn to Art with Marcus Kwame 04-19-24
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesJoin professional artist and UREC team member Marcus Kwame in this drawing workshop for beginner and intermediate artists. Build skills in composition, line, perspective, depth, lighting, and shading. Students will learn how to draw from observation as well as how to “loosen up" using gesture drawing techniques and thumbnails in order to create more natural…
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FreedomCon 2024 – Redlining & Urban Renewal in Troy – rescheduled from March
Virtual via ZoomBe part of the cutting edge community - gather from the convenience of your own home via zoom on the 4th Saturday of each month, January through October 2024, from 2pm-3pm for an enriching presentation and conversation about UGRR history and its contemporary relevance. Full details are available HERE. Online and a paper registration forms…
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Interpretive Center Groundbreaking on Earth Day 2024
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesCelebrate with UREC at an Interpretive Center groundbreaking ceremony on Earth Day, Monday, April 22 at 2pm on the Livingston Avenue properties. We continue to move forward in pursuit of the constructing of this net-zero CORE Living Building Challenge certified building that will open up activity and program possibilities that up until now have only…
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Weaving Stories with UREC & Lori Kochanski
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesCalling ALL regional Albany NY Residents with a story to tell… Looking for the next 2024 “First Friday” thing-to-do? Learn how to weave YOUR story into a unique piece of art that you can take home with you! EXPLORE how art, in this case weaving, tells a story without words about the artist and…
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Help Us Make History | 518 Day of Giving
OnlineHave you dreamed of making history? Of course, we all have. And now we have a chance to be a part of local's day of giving - an opportunity to unite our community around causes in which we truly believe and help nonprofit organizations connect to the larger community. Please join our campaign! We need…
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UREC Reads: How to be an Antiracist – by Ibram X. Kendi – LAST SESSION
Online via ZoomJoin with others to discuss Kendi's compelling treatise on antiracism. With his reader-friendly style, Kendi draws the reader in from the first page to the last. "Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America--but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves…